The preferred testing method is a combination of PCR and serologic testing. Measles was thought to be eradicated in the United States in 2000, but has been cropping up in parts of the country as ...

PCR testing is the right way to detect HMPV virus. Rapid antigen tests are also being developed for point-of-care use. The World Health Organization (WHO) recorded over 260,000 measles cases ...

In 2002, four years after first sparking public controversy over whether the measles, mumps and rubella ... Unlike standard PCR, which can only crudely quantify levels of DNA, the chemistry ...